Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire
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| local community | Loire Authion | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49250 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49307 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 View of the center of Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire on the Loire |
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Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire is a small town and a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Loire-Authion with 2,476 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Saintmaturinois .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Andard , Bauné , La Bohalle , Brain-sur-l'Authion , Corné , La Daguenière and Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire were merged into a Commune nouvelle called Loire-Authion. The municipality of Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire belonged to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Angers-7 (until 2015: canton of Les Ponts-de-Cé ).
geography
The place is about 18 kilometers east-southeast of Angers on the northern bank of the Loire , whose valley here is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Anjou wine-growing region .
The place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,779 | 1,758 | 1,705 | 1.927 | 1.995 | 2,228 | 2,340 | 2,390 |
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Source: INSEE
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Attractions
- Saint-Mathurin church, 19th century neo-Greek church building, monument historique since 1991
- Chapel in La Marsaulaye from the 15th century, Monument historique
- House of the Loire in Anjou for the UNESCO World Heritage "Val de Loire"
- House L'Ecce Homo
- Noble house from the 18th century in La Marsaulaye with building parts from the 17th century, Monument historique
Saint-Mathurin Church
House L'Ecce Homo
Personalities
- Josep Grau-Garriga (1929–2011), painter
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 981-986.
